Viscount Cranborne

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Viscount Cranborne was a British Conservative politician and aristocrat who held several senior government posts, including key roles in imperial and foreign affairs, during the mid-20th century.

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Viscount Cranborne canonical 3
Lord Cranborne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Conservative politician
noble title
associatedPeriod 20th century
associatedWith British Conservative Party
British Empire
British government
linked to: UK government

Commonwealth relations
House of Lords
country United Kingdom
courtesyTitle Viscount Cranborne
fieldOfWork foreign affairs
imperial affairs
heldPosition Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
Secretary of State for the Colonies
legislativeBody House of Lords
memberOf Conservative Party (UK)
nobleFamily Cecil family
nobleRank viscount
nobleTitle Marquess of Salisbury
notableBearer Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
notableFor senior roles in British foreign affairs
senior roles in British imperial policy
occupation aristocrat
politician
partOf British political establishment
peerage Peerage of England
politicalAlignment Conservative Party (UK)
politicalIdeology conservatism
positionHeldInPeriod mid-20th century
titleHolderRole foreign affairs
imperial affairs
senior government posts
usedBy Cecil family
Marquess of Salisbury

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British War Cabinet hasMember Viscount Cranborne
Marquess of Salisbury subsidiaryTitle Viscount Cranborne
subject linked to: The Marquess of Salisbury
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations officeHeldBy Lord Cranborne
linked to: Viscount Cranborne